Combined faucet and strainer.



R. B. DISBROW.

COMBINED FAUCET AND STRAINER. APPLIUATION ULEB UJG. zo, 1908.

945,763. Patented Jan. 11,1910.

BEUBEN B.

DISBROW, OF OWATNNA, MINNESOTA.

i (O'T''S, FAUCET AND STRAINER.

Application led August 20,

Specification of Letters Patent;

l rammed. Jamai, icio. 190s. semaine. 449,430.

Be it known that i, REUBnN B. Drsuo'w, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uwatonna, in thecounty of Steele and State of Minnesota, have invented certainfnew and useful Improvements in Combined Faucets and Strainers; an'd'l do hereby declare the following to be a full,'clear, and exact description of To all whom 'it lmay concern: y 1 l the invention, such as will en-` able others skilled in the art to which it, appertains to make and use the same. l

My invention has for its object to provide an'improved combination faucet and strainer especially adapted for use in conneet-ion` wi h combined churns and butterl workers, but adapted, nevertheless, for a more general use; and to the above ends, the invention consists of the'novel devices and l combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompany-ing drawings, the invern tion is illustrated as applied to the .drum of a combined churn and butterworker, but it will, of course, be understood that the sam^ may be applied to various other devices such, for instance, as vats, coffee tanks,'and similar receptacles.

In the drawings, like characters indicate like parts' throughout the several views. Referring to the drawings; Figure l is a vertical section showing a portion o f the drum of a combined churn and butterworker and illustrating my improved combined faucet and strainer applied. thereto. F ig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section, taken through the combined faucet and strainer and through a portion of the drum head to which it is applied. Figs. 3 and 4 are views in front elevation', showing the combined faucet and strainer removed from the drum, and illustrating` different positions thereof. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the strainer, some parts thereof being broken away. Fig. 6 is a view in elevation, showing a key for applying and removing the strainer; and Fig. 7 is a section, taken on theline .ci of Fig. 6.

The drum of the .combined churn and butlerworker is indicated by the numeral l. he improved combination faucet and strainer is-shown as applied to the head of this drum as close as practicable to the shell l of the drum,

i l l l a l l l l l l vand it comprises as its princi` pal parts a fixed plate 2, a pivoted plate 3 and a strainer 4t. The fixed plate 2 is rigidly secured, preferably by screws 5, indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 3 and l, and is provided with a'sleevedike hub 6 that isfpassed inward ih rough and sea-ted in the head of the drum. The plate is pivotally connect-edto the plate 2- preferably, asv shown, by means of a nutted bolt 7 gand to form a liquid tight joint between the said -two plates, the said fixed plate 2 is provided, on its outer face, with a thin facing of sheet lead indicated by the numeral- 8. The hub 6 of the fixed Vplate .2 is located eccentric to the nutted bolt 7; and, at dian'ietrically opposite points, Ithe pivoted or rotary plate 3 is provided with a discharge nozzle 9 and a large perforation 10 which, in turn, are adapted to be brought into registration with the hub 6 by a rotary movement of the said plate 3. The said plate, 3 is provided with -a handpiece or operating lever 1l, by means of which it may be oscillated or rotated. When the plate 3 is set in an intermediate position, both the nozzle 9 and out of registration with the hub 6, and the latter will be tightly closed by the unbroken body portion of the said plate 3.

The strainer 4 may bermade of anyl suitperforation l() will be able material, but is preferably made in the form of a. perforated thin which should be galvanized to prevent corrosion. This perforated cylinder is telescoped loosely onto a skeleton tubular frame l2 having a solid or imperforate inner end or head, andV is provided atV its outer end with a sleeve portion 13 that quite closely fits the hub 6 of the fixed plate To lock the strainer' to the hub 6 in an operative position, as shown in 4Figs. l and 2, a bayonet joint connection consisting of an internal lug lll of the hub 6 and an angular or L-'shaped groove 15 on the sleeve portion lf3 is provided. i

Then the strainer is applied, as best shown in Fig. 2, andthe pivoted plate 3 is moved so that its discharge nozzle 9 registers with the hub v6 buttermilk may be withdrawn from Ythe churn drum, and no butter will be .permitted to escape therewith, the latter being, of course, held back by the strainer. 'After thebuttermilk has been drawn off,

metal cylinder more or less water is usually thrown iiito the llO la 'er is galvanized. To accomplish this, the

`engage* internal lugs 18 of the sleeve 13.

These grooves 17 and lugs 18 constitute, bay onet joint connections between the key and the sleeve ofthe strainer. When this strainer is to be removed by means vof this key, the key is inserted into the strainer 4sleeve 13, and by combined endvvise and rotary movement, its angular grooves 17 are engaged with the lugs 18 Then, by further rotation of the key, the strainer is rotated in a direction to bring the longitudinal portions of the angular groove 15 into registration with the cooperating lugs 14, and then the said strainer is pulled axially outward through the hub 'G- andv alined perforation 10. The strainer may be applied in Working position by substantially aA reverse operation. lhen the strainer is removed, the passage through the hub 6 may, as is evident, at will, be closed by the plate 3; or opened by registration therewith of the nozzle 9.

The device above described is of simple construction and of small cost, and, in actual practice, its etlieieney has been demonstrated.

Whatl I claim is 1. ln a con'ibined faucet and strainer, the eoml'iil'iation with a non-rotary inner plate having a discharge passage, of an outer plate pivotall'v connected to said inner plate at. a

point eccentric to the said discharge passage thereof and having a body portion adapted to close the said discharge passage, in one position, and eut away so as to open said discharge passage when moved into another position, and a strainer detachably seated in the said discharge passage of said inner plate and arranged to be removed, by out- Ward movement therethrough While said pivot plate is attached to said inner plate,l

ably seated in said hub and arranged to be removed by outward movement through said hub, While said pivoted plate is attached to said inner plate, substantially as described.

3. In a eon'ibined faucet and strainer, the combination with an inner plate having a sleeve-like hub, of an outer plate pivotally connected to said inner plate and movable to open and close the passage in said sleeve7 and a strainer detachablv held in said sleeve by an interlocking joint connecting there with, the said strainer having a. body portion formed internally with a lock groove adapted to be engaged by a key, Whe'1eby said strainer may be removed from working position by means of surb key, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN B. DISBRON. Wit Messes:

Fin/mk A. Dunn/mr, L. A. lismzoiv. 

